It is logical that film studios want to make money with their products. But when you look at the film landscape in recent years, the strategy for filmmakers seems simple more to be. More budget, more explosions, more cameos, and so on. There just doesn’t seem to be any more story.
Star Trek star Chris Pine has taken a clear stance on this development and is demanding what many fans themselves dream of.
Star Trek Captain Chris Pine is fed up with Hollywood greed
At the ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 in Texas, Pine talked about Star Trek and the expectations of fans and studios. Popverse was there and reported on his performance. As Kirk in the Star Trek films from 2009 to 2016, also known as Kelvin timelinehe gained his own experiences with the fans, the studio and the franchise. While he mostly had kind words for the Trekkies, the studios didn’t fare as well.
I think we should make films that… Target people who want to see the film. I’m tired of trying to please people who don’t want to see what we do.
Pine is referring to the fact that many films try to appeal to the widest possible audience, but often neglect the die-hard fans. Star Trek fans in particular would long for intelligent stories that capture the soul of the clever series.
Better stories, smaller budgets, fewer explosions: the winning formula for Star Trek?
While the spectacle of explosions and action can be entertaining, it often lacks the intellect that made the Star Trek franchise what it is. Instead, according to Chris Pine, the focus is on large budgets in order to attract even more viewers with even more spectacle. The Kirk actor thinks the studios have lost sight of the scale.
We’re at the point where you can make a movie for about $500 million. That’s half a billion dollars to make these movies that you like. To be considered successful and compensate everyone, you have to make an extraordinary amount of money. That doesn’t seem to make much sense to me.
Therefore, Pine wishes better stories on a smaller budget. No wonder after he himself became frustrated with the franchise. Smaller films that live from their story and their characters, so they blow up less stuff.
In addition, you should shoot on film again instead of digital. This makes it much easier to reach the fan base, says Pine. Maybe we, and especially the studios, should listen to the captain of the Enterprise.